Kelpies News and Features
The Spellchasers trilogy – what happens next?
Posted on 03/04/17 in Lari Don
At our special book launch for The Shapeshifter’s Guide to Running Away – the second book in Spellchasers trilogy – author Lari Don let us into some o …
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A sneak peek into Lily McLean’s diary
Posted on 23/03/17 in Extract, Lindsay Littleson
Lily McLean had a Mixed-Up Summer. Now she’s (not) looking forward to an Awkward Autumn. Telling people you hear voices doesn’t win you many friends. …
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Hidden Hieroglyphics Puzzle Time!
Posted on 20/03/17 in Features for Teachers, Fun Stuff
Egyptian hieroglyphics don’t have an alphabet like ours. Hieroglyphics can be symbols, or pictures of animals, people or objects. Some are easy to fig …
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Guest Blog – Telling stories through poetry by Louise Greig
Posted on 16/03/17 in Books, Guest posts
Spring-time is always a busy one at Floris HQ with lots of new books being published. In today’s guest blog post, Aberdonian author Louise Greig talks …
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What’s your ideal dinosaur pet?
Posted on 15/03/17 in Fun Stuff
Dinosaurs are great, right? They’d make much better pets than a boring hamster (though I suspect Colin would disagree with you on that one…) But whi …
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Our Favourite Feisty Females!
Posted on 08/03/17 in Fun Stuff
We’re really lucky here at Kelpies HQ. We get to work with loads of amazing and inspiring women both in reality and in the worlds created by our autho …
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‘My First Scottish…’ – from brainwave to book
Posted on 07/03/17 in Design and Illustration, Kate McLelland
Have you ever wondered how a board book is created? Perhaps not! After all, it can’t be that difficult to make a board book, can it? We caught up with …
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Meet the Spellchasers team!
Posted on 17/02/17 in Lari Don
You’re on a quest to lift your curse. You’ve just been surrounded by the grey men of Ben Macdui. You need someone to help you escape. Who would you ch …
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#FlorisDesign Illustrator Interview: Yuliya Somina
Posted on 08/02/17 in Design and Illustration, Fun Stuff
Today #FlorisDesign is talking to Yuliya Somina, illustrator of our new Young Kelpies series, Porridge the Tartan Cat, penned by Alan Dapre. Featuring …
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Superfans speculate on the Spellchasers trilogy
Posted on 01/02/17 in Lari Don
We’re waiting on tenterhooks to read The Shapeshifter’s Guide to Running Away, the next instalment of Lari Don’s Spellchasers trilogy. In The Beginner …
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